II*Church · listed 1967Church of St FaithPhoto: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Dorstone · Historic England
Dorstone: 58% of homes built before 1919
For Dorstone, that is 4 times the typical town’s share, 15%. Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Dorstone’s built-up area, 286 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Listed buildings
11
286 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
58%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Dorstone
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Dorstone’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
11 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*10 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Dorstone
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
10 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 10 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn About 15 Metres South of Bridge CottageCart Shed About 10 Metres West of Greathouse FarmhouseCowhouse About 20 Metres East of Greathouse FarmhouseCowhouse About 20 Metres South-East of Greathouse FarmhouseCross Shaft and Sundial at North-East CornerDorstone CourtJones Memorial About 14 Metres North-West of West Tower of Church of St FaithMorris Memorial About 18 Metres West of West Tower of Church of St FaithThe Court HouseThe School House
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 80% of Dorstone
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Dorstone 197617 ha
17 hain conservation areas, of 21 ha inside the built-up area.
11 of the 11 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Dorstone’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 8
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1967. 8 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
Homes by age
58% of Dorstone’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
54%
Before 1900
4.3%
1900–18
1.6%
1919–29
1.6%
1930s
4.3%
1945–54
2.7%
1955–64
2.7%
1965–72
1.6%
1973–82
4.3%
1983–92
5.3%
1993–99
5.3%
2000–08
2.7%
2009–15
9.6%
2016–25
DorstoneEngland & Wales
54% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 9.6% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (3 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Dorstone
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorstone | 385 | 11 | 0 | — |
| Hay-on-Wye | 2,065 | 152 | 1 | A+ |
| Kingstone | 1,500 | 10 | 0 | B− |
| Weobley | 1,273 | 72 | 1 | A+ |
| Credenhill | 2,334 | 17 | 0 | C+ |
| Clehonger | 1,218 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Kington | 2,423 | 136 | 1 | A+ |
| Ewyas Harold | 1,037 | 6 | 0 | B+ |
In brief
Dorstone in brief
Old houses are part of Dorstone’s character: 58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 11 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1976. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 8 of 11. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Dorstone’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Dorstone?
Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Dorstone’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Dorstone?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Dorstone village cross.
How many conservation areas are there in Dorstone?
1, covering about 17 hectares of the town. The largest is Dorstone.
When were Dorstone’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 8, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Dorstone?
58% of homes were built before 1919 and 61% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Dorstone has no History Grade.
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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